Acts 26:17

Rescuing thee from among the people, and from among the nations, unto whom, I, am sending thee—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

In Context

16But rise and stand upon thy feet; for, to this end, have I appeared unto thee,—To appoint thee an attendant and a witness, both of the things as to which thou hast seen me, and of those as to which I will appear unto thee:

18To open their eyes; that they turn from darkness unto light, and the authority of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among them who have been made holy by the faith respecting me.

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Cross References

Psalms 34:19Many are the misfortunes of the righteous, But, out of them all, doth Yahweh rescue him.

Jeremiah 1:8Be not afraid of their faces, For with thee, am I, to deliver thee Declareth Yahweh.

Acts 9:15But the Lord said unto him—Be going thy way; for, a choice vessel unto me, is this man, to bear my name before both [the] nations and kings, and the sons of Israel;

Acts 9:29And was both speaking and discussing with the Grecian Jews,—but, they, were setting to work to kill him.

Acts 14:5But, when there took place an assault both of them of the nations and of the Jews, with their rulers, to maltreat and to stone them,

Acts 16:39and came, and besought them, and, leading them out, went on to request them to depart from the city.

Matthew Henry on Acts 26:13-24

Paul's Fifth Defence. 12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, 13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. 14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus… Read the whole commentary →

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